Finnair has warned it may take a €30 million ($33.4 million) hit due to national pension reforms, although it is also expecting a €70 million gain from its fleet renewal.
Japan is returning to the world of commercial aviation, this time on the wings of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, expected to make its first flight in late October.
On the eve of the formal opening ceremonies of Airbus’ first airliner factory in North America, company president and CEO Fabrice Brégier was keen to make something clear to the media gathered for the event.
Airbus A350 XWB European launch customer Finnair is finalizing preparations for the arrival of its first aircraft, which will be delivered at the end of September ahead of its commercial launch in early October.
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier believes US carriers need to rethink using very large aircraft (VLA), especially as they face growing competition from Gulf carriers.
Canary Islands regional airline Binter Canarias has taken delivery of the first of 12 ATR 72-600s ordered through two different contracts signed in 2014 and earlier this year.
The Airbus Beluga XL program has passed the latest maturity gate milestone, marking the end of the “concept phase,” or design freeze “at aircraft level.”
An Air France pilot has reported a debris sighting just off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, where a part of the Boeing 777-200 that operated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found on July 29.
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won orders for 10 150-seat C919s and 10 ARJ21 regional aircraft from Thailand’s City Airways and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Leasing Co. (ICBC).
Alaska Airlines will turn some of its passenger aircraft into full freighters, as part of a larger strategy to retire its aging fleet of Boeing 737-400s.
